Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201450756 - Employee apparently drowns after falling into river

Accident Summary Nr: 201450756 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 11/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308326644	11/21/2007	1622	237310	Case Atlantic Company

Abstract: On November 20, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were working off of barges in a river when he apparently fell off one of the vessels. He was discovered missing after a head count by the employer. A search turned up Employee #1's life jacket and hard hat in the connex box. His work jacket was discovered 1-1/2 miles downstream, and his body was found by a fisherman 11 days later. He had apparently drowned in the river.

Keywords: BARGE, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIVER, FALL, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, BOAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308326644			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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